International seminar on roles and potential of land-based aquaculture
in sustainable blue economy in 2022
(ISLAB 2022)
Global Mission of Aquaculture in the Sustainable Advance of Blue Economy
Organized by University of the Ryukyus in cooperation with Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Venue: Online
Date: 12 December 2022

Time: 17:00-20:10 JST (UTC +9)

1. Introduction/BackgroundBlue Economy is the term of “sustainable use of ocean resources for economic
growth, improved livelihoods, and jobs while preserving the healthy ocean ecosystems(World Bank)”. This concept was advocated in the Conference on Sustainable
Development at the United Nations in 2012.
Aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry in many areas and constitutes an importantsegment of Blue Economy. Among various types of aquaculture, land-based
aquaculture is known to play unique roles in addressing specific issues of littoralstates/communities. These include shortage of water resources, limitation of labourforces, low rate of self-sufficiency in food supply, degradation of coastal environment,and proliferation of fish diseases, etc.
ISLBA is intended to serve as a platform to share useful knowledge and experiencesof recent development of land-based aquaculture by referring to different cases of its
application. In the case of Japan, efforts are made to address the issues of labor
shortage, especially decreased number of young workers, with land-based aquaculture.
In Thailand, a solution is sought for environmental degradation caused by shrimp
farming such as deforestation of mangrove forests. In Egypt, competition over the useof water between agriculture and aquaculture has been intensified. In Fiji, pond culture
is linked to national food security and adaptation to the climate change. There is a highexpectation that land-based aquaculture will be further promoted to address theseissues
It is hoped that this seminar will highlight the importance of land-based aquaculture
and promote the exchange of information and networking of the researchers andpractitioners of land-based aquaculture.
2. Objectives of the seminar
This event is aimed at sharing information on overview and outlook of land-based
aquaculture in several countries so as to increase contributions of the aquaculture
sector to the Blue Economy.

3. Tentative Schedule

Time(JST,UTC +9)
17:00-17:15Agenda
Opening session
Objective and outline of the seminar: Dr. Hiroki Takekata (Univ.
of the Ryukyus)
Opening remarks: Shunji Sugiyama (JICA)

17:15-18:00

Keynote lecture
Role of Aquaculture in Sustainable Blue-Economy in Egypt as aleader of Aquaculture Production in Africa
 Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Nasr-AllahWorldFish

18:00-18:10

Break

18:10-18:30

Case 1: Egypt
 Dr. Ahmed Saney El-Din
The Lake and Fish Resources Protection and Development
Agency18:30-18:50

Case 2: Fiji

Dr. Timothy Pickering
Aquaculture and Marine Ecosystems Division PacificCommunity (SPC)

18:50-19:00

Break

19:00-19:20

Case 3: Japan Dr. Kodai Fukunaga:
University of the Ryukyus
Case 4: Thailand Miss. Benjaporn Somridhivej
Aquatic Animal Health Research and Development Division

19:20-19:40

19:40-20:10

Open discussion
Concluding remarks: Prof. Akihiro Takemura (University of theRyukyus)

20:10-Closing